Monthly Archives: October 2024
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Volcanic Geothermal Systems after being identified and explored (geologically and geophysically) would need to be drilled. First small diameter boreholes, then slimhole exploration wells, then potential larger diameter development wells.
Volcanic Geothermal Systems may be located in remote locations not necessarily accessible by existing transportation infrastructure. Mountainous terrain far from coastlines may have minimal existing access, whereas more populated coastline areas may already have transportation infrastructure. Volcanic Island Arc islands may not have any transportation infrastructure (i.e., without formal docks […]
Volcanic Geothermal Systems need to have geophysical field surveys performed to be used in the evaluation of thermal resources, in the construction of structural models, and to facilitate decisions about proceeding with more expensive drilling of wells.
Volcanic Geothermal Systems can have important surface manifestations of hot springs that represent leakage of fluids from hydrothermal reservoirs below. Both shallow and deep reservoirs can have thermal upflow circulation and pressure that may help induce these flows to the surface up fault and fracture systems. The amount of flow […]
Volcanic Geothermal Systems can involve both shallow and deep heat resources. For deep heat resources, one type is called Petrothermal Reservoirs. At greater depths, closer to the magmatic conduits and chambers, there can be much great temperatures, but also might be too deep for circulation of meteoric water. There may […]
